Solid State

Regulated DC Power Supply

A Product of DYNASCAN CORPORATION l 6460 West Cortland Street l Chicago, Illinois 60635

PRICE $3.66
 CONTENTS

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SPECIFICATIONS ................................................... 3

FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

CONTROLS AND INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ......................................... 5

APPLICATIONS ..................................................... 6

General ....................................................... 6

Electronic Servicing .............................................. 6

Servicing Battery Operated Equipment ......................... 6

Servicing Vehicular Electronics Equipment ..................... 7

Servicing Plug-In Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using Two Power Supplies For Two Output Voltages . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

TWO Power Supplies In Series For O-100 Volt Output . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using The Power Supply As A Battery Charger ................. 10

Other Servicing Applications ................................. 10

Electronics Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Electronics Design Engineering .................................... 11

Electronics Education ............................................ 11

CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION .............................................. 12

MAINTENANCE ..................................................... 13

FUSE REPLACEMENT ................................................ 14

 SPECIFICATIONS
OUTPUT VOLTAGE O-50 VDC, continuously var-
iable. Two ranges, O-25 and
O-50 VDC.
OUTPUT CURRENT O-2 amperes. Four ranges:
O-50 mA, 0-0.2A, 0-0.5A, and
0-2A.
CURRENT LIMIT 5% to 100% of each current
ADJUSTMENT range.
LOAD REGULATION Maximum 0.l%, typical
0.07%.
FEATURES
FULLY SOLID STATE Uses integrated circuits, sil-
icon transistors and diodes,
and an SCR. All the advan-
tages of solid state construc-
tion are utilized, including:
Dependability-reliability
No warm up time or stab-
ilization delay
Ruggedness
Compact size
CURRENT LIMITING/ Protects load and instrument
OVERLOAD against overload. Current
PROTECTION limit is fully adjustable from
approximately 2.5 mA to 2
A. The power supply auto-
matically shuts down and
the OVERLOAD lamp lights
if the preset current limit is
exceeded. After clearing the
cause of the overload, sim-
ply push the set/reset button
to restore normal operation.
SIMPLIFIED Permits setting current limit
CURRENT without disturbing external
LIMIT SETTING load connections or output
voltage settings; does not re-
quire application of short
circuit to output terminals.
Simply push the set/reset
button and adjust the cur-
rent limit while reading the
setting on the current meter.
O-50 VDC Continuously adjustable over
entire range with a single
control: no range switching
required.
O-2 AMPS Divided into four ranges.
Fully regulated output at all
current levels.
DUAL METERS Allows output voltage and
current to be monitored si-
multaneously without switch-
ing ranges from current to
voltage. Both meters have
overload protection to pre-
vent damage from incorrect
range selection.
LINE REGULATIONMaximum 0.l%, 0.32% typ-
ical, at output voltage of 50
VDC and output current of 2
amps from 105-125 VAC.
RIPPLE 5 millivolts peak-to-peak
maximum.
CURRENT DERATING .02 A / ° C above 2 5 ° C am-
bient. (2 A Range only).
SIZE 14%” x 3%” x 10” deep.
NET WEIGHT 11 lbs.
FOUR CURRENT Provides maximum meter
METER RANGES resolution. Selection of me-
ter range also selects coarse
current limit setting.
TWO VOLTMETER 0-25V and 0-50V ranges pro-
RANGES vide maximum meter resolu-
tion. A mechanical stop
prevents the voltage level
control from exceeding ap-
proximately 25 volts when
the O-25 V range is selected.
STANDBY-DC Standby mode disconnects
ON SWITCH power supply from load
without disturbing voltage
or current control settings.
ON-OFF CONTROL On-off switch is combined
with voltage level control to
assure voltage setting of
zero when unit is turned on.
PILOT LAMP Lights to indicate at a glance
that the unit is turned o n .
MECHANICAL Power supply’s rectifier in-
PRE-REGULATOR put voltage increases in pro-
gressive steps as output
voltage setting is increased.
Improves efficiency; less
power is converted to heat
at low voltage operation.
FLOATING OUTPUT Permits referencing the posi-
tive or negative output to
any external dc potential or
ground.
REVERSE POLARITY Protects against accidental
PROTECTION damage from reverse polar-
ity connection to external
power source.
BINDING POSTS Heavy duty S-way binding
posts for positive and nega-
tive polarity output and earth
ground.
ATTRACTIVE Modem, functional design.
APPEARANCE When more than one unit is
used, units may be stacked.
EASY TO OPERATE All controls are identified
and easy to read. Simplified
operation helps prevent op
erator mistakes that might
damage equipment.
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 INTRODUCTION
The B 6 K Precision Model 1601 Regulated DC -Service Technicians Powering equipment or indi-
Power Supply is a versatile, laboratory quality in- vidual circuits during testing
strument which provides regulated dc voltage and and trouble-shooting in the
current outputs of 0 to 50 volts and 0 to 2 amperes service shop.
respectively. Its high specifications, operating ease, -Factory Technicians Powering complete equip
and special features make it an excellent choice ments or individual assem-
for most applications requiring a dc power source. blies during testing in the
It is especially well suited for powering transis- factory.
torized and fully solid state electronic equipment
-Engineers and Powering prototype and ex-
such as automobile radios and sound systems, bat- perimental circuits and
Laboratory
tery operated radio receivers, portable radios,
Technicians equipments.
mobile citizen’s band transceivers and Walkie-Talkie
transceivers. -Electronics Laboratory exercises in basic
The following list is but a small sample of the Instructors and advanced electronics.
most popular applications for the instrument: and Students

CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

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Controls and Indicators

1 current meter Measures actual output load
current during normal oper-
ation.
Indicates current limit value
when set/reset button 4 is
pushed.
4 Push to set When fully depressed and
CURRENT held, connects current meter
LIMIT or to reset 1 to read the current limit
OVERLOAD setting. When pressed and
button (set/ released, resets overload cir-
reset button) cuit if it has been tripped.

2 CURRENT Selects range for current
RANGE switch meter 1 and coarse setting
of current limit. Full scale
meter reading and maxi-
mum current limit of:
0.05A position 0.05 ampere (50 milliamps)
0.2A position 0.2 ampere (200 milliamps)
0.5A position 0.5 ampere (500 milliamps)
2A position 2 amperes
3 SET CURRENT Fine adjustment of current
LIMIT control limit setting. Continuously
adjustable from 5% to 100%
of range which is selected
by CURRENT RANGE switch
2 voltmeter 1 1
5 OVERLOAD Lights when current limit has
indicator (red) been exceeded and power
supply output has shut down.
6 POWER indicator Lights continuously while
power supply is turned on.
7 STBY-DCON
switch:
STBY position Removes power from output
terminals 9 and 10 a n d
voltmeter 11 b u t l e a v e s
power supply activated in a
standby condition.
DC ON position Applies power to output ter-
minaIs 9 and 10 and
 8 1 terminal Earth and chassis ground
r terminal.
9 + terminal Positive polarity output ter-
minal.
10 - terminal Negative polarity output
terminal.
11 voltmeter Indicates power supply out-
put voltage.
12 METER RANGE
switch
0-50V position Selects full scale range of
50 volts for voltmeter 11
0-25V position Selects full scale range of
25 volts for voltmeter 1 1
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Turn off the power supply before plugging it
into an ac outlet. Turn off by rotating the LEVEL
control 13 fully counterclockwise until it
“clicks” off.
2. Connect the power cord to a 105-125 volt 60 Hz
ac outlet.
WARNING
Use only a polarized 3-wire outlet. This
assures that the power supply chassis is
connected to a good earth ground and pre-
vents danger from electrical shock. If a
2-wire to 3-wire adapter must be used, be
sure the ground wire of the adapter is
attached to a good earth ground.
3. Turn on the power supply by rotating the
LEVEL control 13 slightly clockwise past the
“click”. The POWER indicator 6 will light.
4. Determine the maximum safe load current for
the device to be powered and set the current
limit for that value as follows:
a. Set the coarse current limit with the CUR-
RENT RANGE switch 2 .. When possible,
select a range that provides the desired cur-
rent limit at a value above 20% of the full
scale reading.
b. Push and hold the set/reset button 4 while
making fine current limit adjustment with
the SET CURRENT LIMIT control 3 for the
desired current limit as read on the current
meter 1 .
C. Release the set/reset button 4 ..
d. If the maximum safe load current is un-
known, start with a low current limit setting.
If the setting is too low, the overload circuit
will merely trip when power is applied to
the load in steps 7 and 8. If so, increase the
current limit setting in small steps until the
overload circuit does not trip during normal
operation.
and prevents LEVEL control
13 from increasing the
voltage above approximately
25 volts.
13 LEVEL control Turns off power supply at
extreme counterclockwise ro-
tation. Clockwise rotation
turns on power supply and
adjusts output voltage (volt-
age output level is not
changed by the METER
RANGE switch 12 ). Also,
prevents METER RANGE
switch from being set O-25
V position when L l& con-
trol is advanced beyond ap-
proximately 25 volt output.
5. Set the “STBY-DC ON” switch 7 to the STBY
position while connecting the test leads.
6. Connect the power supply output to the device
being powered with test leads as follows:
a. Connect the positive polarity input of the
device being powered to the (+) terminal
9 of the power supply.
b. Connect the negative polarity input of the
device being powered to the (-) terminal
10 of the power supply.
C. If the positive polarity of the device being
powered is also to be ground reference,
jumper the (+) terminal 9 to the (& ) ter-
minal 8 . If the negative polarity of the
device being powered is to be ground ref-
erence, jumper the (-) terminal 10 to the
( & ) terminal 8 . If neither the positive nor
negative polarity of the device being pow-
ered is to be grounded, but the chassis of
the device needs grounding, connect a sep-
arate test lead from the chassis of the device
to the (* ) terminal 8 of the power supply.
7. Return the “STBY-DC ON’ switch 7 to the
DC ON position and set the output voltage as
follows:
a. Set the METER RANGE switch 12 to the
0-25V position if the output voltage is to be
set for 25 volts or less, or to the 0-50V posi-
tion if the output voltage is to be set for
more than 25 volts.
b. Turn LEVEL control 13 clockwise until the
desired output voltage is read on the volt-
meter 11 ..
8. If the load current exceeds the current limit, the
OVERLOAD lamp 5 will light and the power
supply will shut down (the current meter 1
and voltmeter 11 will drop to zero). Restore
the power supply to normal operation as
follows:
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 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
GENERAL
The power supply converts a 117 VAC input to a
highly regulated and filtered dc output that is fully
adjustable from 0 to 50 volts and 0 to 2 amperes.
The circuits that accomplish this action may be
divided into five main groups as follows:
_Unregulated B+ Source. Converts the ac input
into a raw, unregulated dc voltage.
-V+ and V- Source. Converts the ac input to
+15 VDC (V+) and -15 VDC (V-) for powering
active elements IC1 and IC2 in the control circuits
and control sensing circuits group.
-Control Circuits. Controls the unregulated B+
source to provide a highly regulated B+ output
that is adjustable from 0 to 50 volts.
-Current Sensing Circuits. Establishes the current
limit, senses the load current, and activates an
overload detector that shuts down the power
supply if the current limit is exceeded.
-Metering. Monitors the output voltage and
current.
Refer to Figure 9, the functional diagram, and to
the schematic diagram. Circuit descriptions make
constant reference to these diagrams.
NOTE
The voltages in the following circuit de-
scriptions, and on the diagrams, are meas-
ured with respect to the regulated B+
output (the + terminal). Note that this
point is floating independent of the chassis
of the power supply.
UNREGULATED B+ SOURCE
The unregulated B+ source circuit converts the
117 volt ac input to a raw, unregulated B+ output.
Later, in the control circuits, the unregulated B+ is
converted into the regulated B+ output of the power
supply .
V+ & V-
Source
Figure 9. Power Supply Functional Diagram
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The unregulated B+ output level is pre-regulated
in coarse steps. As the LEVEL control is rotated
clockwise from zero to maximum, the unregulated
B+ voltage changes from its lowest to its highest
value in four steps. This minimizes the difference
between the unregulated B+ and the regulated B+
output, which always keeps power dissipation with-
in safe limits.
The main components which make up this circuit
are power transformer Tl, pre-regulator switch as-
sembly S5, bridge rectifier BRl, and filter capacitor
C8.
The ac input is applied to the unregulated B+
circuit through on-off switch S4 (which is part of the
LEVEL control), across neon POWER lamp NE1
(which glows continuously as a pilot lamp to show
that power is on), to power transformer Tl. Power
transformer Tl has four taps in its main power out-
put winding. At the lowest voltage setting, only the
low voltage portion of the transformer is connected
into the rectifier (this is the condition shown on the
schematic diagram). As the LEVEL control is rotated
clockwise, cams operate microswitches S5-C, then
S5-B, and finally S5-A. Each cam-operated micro-
switch selects another tap on the secondary of the
power transformer and sequentially steps the rec-
tifier input voltage to a higher value.
Bridge rectifier BRl converts the ac power to full
wave dc, which is filtered by C8. The unregulated
B+ output at C8 is regulated and filtered by the
control circuits.
V+ AND V- SOURCE
The V+ and V- source is a completely separate
power source for powering comparator ICl, and
voltage reference and error amplifier IC2. These
circuits must be free from the extreme voltage var-
iations found in the other power source circuits.